Kristen Lucretia Pirian
Appearance and Equipment
* Long auburn hair pulled back into a ponytail with twin bangs, gray eyes, fair skin, 6'2", tall and lanky build. Soft, though her training is improving her athleticism—most notably her abs are taking a nascent, defined shape.
-- Has an enchanted, artificial right hand made from porcelain and adamantine:
* If armored, clad in chain with some plate pieces covering her shins, arms, shoulders, and neck, with a tabard. If unarmored/casual, noblewoman's silken finery, of predominately white and red colors.
* If armed, usually with a mace or sword. Carries a book of Celestialist verses with her when armed.
-- Has an enchanted, artificial right hand made from porcelain and adamantine:
* If armored, clad in chain with some plate pieces covering her shins, arms, shoulders, and neck, with a tabard. If unarmored/casual, noblewoman's silken finery, of predominately white and red colors.
* If armed, usually with a mace or sword. Carries a book of Celestialist verses with her when armed.
Skills and Abilities
Divine Magic (Conjuration): Her strongest Aspect of Divine Magic, granted through her faith in Aionus. Kristen is capable of conjuring specific artifacts used for specific purposes or which have specific effects.
** Withering Chains: Ephemeral, ghostly, debilitating chains temporarily make the target feel the crippling weight of aging (and, as well, corrodes the flesh of the spawn of Dark Ones). Can be resisted.
** Ashen Crucifixes: A towering, smoldering crucifix slams into the ground, striking the paralyzing fear of mortality into those who gaze upon it (as well as repulsing the spawn of Dark Ones). Can be resisted.
** Impalers: Large metal spikes burst suddenly from the ground to impale Kristen's foes. Highly lethal, but can be dodged, and a taxing spell for Kristen to use.
** Symbol of Radiance: A holy icon in the traditional likeness of Aionus is conjured into Kristen's hand, and its radiant light is debilitating to the spawn of Dark Ones, demons, and undead alike, rebuking them and slowly burning away their bodies.
Divine Magic (Curses): Time is friend to no one. Kristen is capable of calling down Curses to debilitate her foes, though they necessarily have a short duration in order to have a quick casting time (and therefore be viable in combat). Some Curses might include forcing weapons to rust, amplifying damage taken, blindness, horror, confusion, and causing a foe's magic to fizzle and fail. Curses can be resisted partially or fully.
Martial Training: Kristen now has a moderate capacity for combat with the mace, and is quickly training to learn the sword.
Marathon Runner: After much physical training, Kristen has honed a knack for cardiovascular excellence.
** Withering Chains: Ephemeral, ghostly, debilitating chains temporarily make the target feel the crippling weight of aging (and, as well, corrodes the flesh of the spawn of Dark Ones). Can be resisted.
** Ashen Crucifixes: A towering, smoldering crucifix slams into the ground, striking the paralyzing fear of mortality into those who gaze upon it (as well as repulsing the spawn of Dark Ones). Can be resisted.
** Impalers: Large metal spikes burst suddenly from the ground to impale Kristen's foes. Highly lethal, but can be dodged, and a taxing spell for Kristen to use.
** Symbol of Radiance: A holy icon in the traditional likeness of Aionus is conjured into Kristen's hand, and its radiant light is debilitating to the spawn of Dark Ones, demons, and undead alike, rebuking them and slowly burning away their bodies.
Divine Magic (Curses): Time is friend to no one. Kristen is capable of calling down Curses to debilitate her foes, though they necessarily have a short duration in order to have a quick casting time (and therefore be viable in combat). Some Curses might include forcing weapons to rust, amplifying damage taken, blindness, horror, confusion, and causing a foe's magic to fizzle and fail. Curses can be resisted partially or fully.
Martial Training: Kristen now has a moderate capacity for combat with the mace, and is quickly training to learn the sword.
Marathon Runner: After much physical training, Kristen has honed a knack for cardiovascular excellence.
Personality and Characteristics
Major
* Religious. Whilst a Celestialist, Kristen believes primarily in Aionus the Sentinel. As such, she is quite envious of telekinetic mages, is obsessed with time and punctuality, and regards Portal Stones to be holy sites.
* Generally optimistic, but always with a cautious tinge.
* Moderately spoiled. Having been waited on hand and foot as a Pirian noble, there is a good number of basic facets of normal life that she is unfamiliar with. She does have a drive to learn on her own, and becomes embarrassed when/if asking for help. Has a growing drive to be self-sufficient, stemming from the feeling of helplessness during her kidnapping.
* Formal, soft-spoken, polite, gentle--a model noblewoman.
* Tends to be a rules-lawyer, tends to stick to traditions and "how it's always been done." Likes everything to be neat, orderly, and clean.
* Loathes orcs, and loathes pirates of all kinds. Has nightmares every so often about her kidnapping and the Battle of the Blades that followed to rescue her.
* An ardent supporter of the new Anirian Republic and of her House's pivotal role in the Revolution.
Minor
+ Always tries to arrive ten minutes prior to anything and everything, and becomes very flustered and agitated if ever she is late.
+ Typically speaks in a high, formal register, but does change to a lower, more casual register on occasion. In times of great stress, sometimes she involuntarily switches to an even higher register than normal, speaking archaic Common tongue words like "thee" and "thine."
+ Practices calligraphy. Respectful of monks and scholars.
+ Not a very good hands-on learner. Likes to read about something first before trying it. Feels comfort in having a quick reference guide to things, like her book of verses.
+ Geeks out over clocks, and to a somewhat lesser extent other dwarven inventions and curiosities.
+ Self-conscious about her height, easily teased about it. Occasionally bumps her head into things, risk increased if she's walking while reading.